Kirov

The Kirov (named the Admiral Ushakov from 1992 to 2002) is one of the four Kirov-class battle cruisers (heavy nuclear guided missile cruisers) that was built by the Soviet Navy in the 1970s. It was commissioned into the Northern Fleet in 1980. Since the fall of the Soviet Union, the Kirov has been kept in reserve status due to an accident with its nuclear reactor in 1990. An attempt at refitting and modernizing the missile cruiser was begun in 1999, but in 2001 it was written off as being beyond repair and awaiting scrapping. However, in the 2010s the Russian Navy has once again shown interest in putting all four battle cruiser back into service by 2020, including the Kirov, although it is considered unlikely due to the problems the ship has. The cruiser is currently awaiting scrapping.